I'm delighted to have my new etching 'Red by night' selected for the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Prize Exhibition

 I'm delighted to have my new etching, 'Red by Night' selected for the RBSA Prize exhibition which takes place 8 October - 21 November 2020.

This exhibition is now extended on line until 16 January.  See all work online here  Prize exhibition - scroll down page to see all artwork

Here's the etching and the metal plate the etching was printed from.

RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, in the StArt 2020 exhibition until 15 February

I'm exhibiting 4 etchings in this exhibition - here's one of them 'Follow me'.

Summary of the exhibition

For over 200 years the diverse practices of the RBSA's Members and Associates have been displayed in this annual exhibition, including the work of those newly elected this year.

All work is priced at £300 or under. The exhibition is displayed over three floors and includes artwork in a wide range of media.

The exhibition ends on 15 February 2020.

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists' elected Members and Associates exhibition opens Thursday 21 November. Private View 6-8pm

I'm exhibiting two pieces in this exhibition which opens tomorrow in the RBSA Gallery, St Paul's Square, Birmingham.

All welcome to the private view 6-8pm.

I'm exhibiting two pieces.   One is an oil painting 'Across the plain at Ronda' inspired by a week sketching there in July.The other is an etching entitled, 'Moon and Magnolia' inspired by seeing my magnolia tree at 3 am on a moonlit night.

Removing the 'ground' from the metal plate, revealing the marks I made when I painted my image using a 'lift ground' paste on the metal

It's a little like magic as the image is revealed.

My etching plate as etching is underway in the copper sulphate saline solution

The mordant (in this case copper sulphate with salt added) 'bites' grooves into the metal plate in preparation for my printing it.

Etching a new metal plate of Birmingham library in my studio